How does The Traitors end? Rules explained

After weeks of brutal banishments and shocking murders, the time has come for The Traitors season 4 finale.

Only five players will make it through to the final mission and roundtable, but ahead of the final, viewers are unaware of who that may be.

The penultimate episode ended on a major cliffhanger as votes for Rachel and James reached a tie on both occasions, meaning their places in the game will now be left to chance.

Once the last banishment is revealed, the players will embark on one final challenge, before taking on one last roundtable, where they'll decide who they want to banish.

But the game won't end there...

Read on for everything you need to know about The Traitors final and how to end the game.

How does The Traitors end? Rules explained

During The Traitors final, there's one more roundtable, where one more player can be voted off.

Following the roundtable, the remaining players will then stand around a smaller roundtable, where they'll get to decide if they want to end the game or keep on playing.

This decision will be made by the contestants, who must throw a ceremonial pouch into a fire to show whether they have voted to end the game or not.

The game will only end when all players have voted to end the game if they believe there are no more Traitors left.

Once all players have voted to end the game, there will be no more voting and the prize pot will go to the remaining Traitors or Faithfuls.

If no Traitors are left in the game, all remaining Faithfuls will split the money. However, if at least one Traitor is left in the game, they will take all the money.

The Traitors season 4 continues on Friday 23rd January at 8:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Seasons 1-3 are available to watch on iPlayer.

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